10 greatest Ashes-winning captains of all time

#3 Allan Border

The Ashes series in England in 1989 changed the fortunes of Australian cricket

During the mid-1980s, Australia struggled to put together a winning team after the retirement of many of its stalwarts and Allan Border was tasked with the job of guiding the team. He had already lost two Ashes series, one in 1985 and the other in 1986-87 at home.

However, the Ashes series in England in 1989 changed the fortunes of Australian cricket completely as they not only regained the Ashes but annihilated the hosts 4-0 in a display of outstanding cricket. Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh starred with the bat while Merv Hughes and Terry Alderman did the job with the ball.

It launched an era of awesome Australian dominance as they won the next seven Ashes series on the trot, with Border being the captain in 1990-91 and 1993.